Two in custody after high-speed chase

ZANESVILLE - Two men were taken into custody after leading Muskingum County sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase through South Zanesville and into Perry County early Friday morning.

At approximately 1:25 a.m., an officer attempted to pull over a vehicle for fictitious tags, and instead of stopping, the vehicle fled down Route 22, said Sheriff Matt Lutz. The vehicle went into two yards and traveled up to 100 miles per hour.

Eight minutes later, at 1:33 a.m., the vehicle crashed on 22 in Perry County, just past Wesley Chapel Road, Lutz said. Perry County Sheriff's Office was notified and the Ohio Highway Patrol handled the crash scene.

Both the driver and the passenger were transported to Genesis Hospital for minor injuries and were released, Lutz said. Charges are pending against the driver in Muskingum County, and the passenger had a warrant out of Perry County.

Pending charges include fictitious tags, failure to comply, criminal damaging and eluding, Lutz said. The incident is still under investigation.